Former congressman and state schools superintendent Bob Etheridge is the new executive director of the North Carolina office of the federal agency that oversees some agricultural programs and keeps farmers abreast of other initiatives.
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New Hanover County Sheriff's deputies have charged two teens after an armed robbery at a business.
Deputies responded late Friday afternoon to a call for an armed robbery at the All Metal Recycling at 1413-B Castle Hayne Road.
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New Hanover County officials have spent more than $5,000 this year on added security measures involving Commissioner Brian Berger since his fellow commissioners called for his resignation in March.
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